Uncle Mer needs to teach the Bug to eat more.
You keep feeding him that healthy garbage. He’s going to be lanky
You mean Soon™.
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Good morning folks! Hope everyone is having a nice weekend.
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I had to call my mom 4 times before she finally heard me. Stupid phone.
Otherwise, it’s good so far.
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Going well you hope its nice and warm.
So one of my best friends printed out a new stand for my drawing tablet, since mine doesn’t hold it at the angle that I want for general use as a monitor when I’m not drawing. I asked him for it, and he had found a good design for it and printed it within 2 days of the ask.
…I so want a 3d printer of my own now. I’d love to print Bel here and my FFXIV character.
I’d have to learn to paint them though. 
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Happy Mother’s Day to all who apply.
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Good afternoon and Happy Mother’s Day to the moms.
Today, I’m making brownies. They’re still baking, but the house smells nice and chocolatey.
Recipe, if anyone’s interested (super easy!):
1 stick (8 tablespoons) butter
2 squares unsweetened chocolate (or ½ cup cocoa)
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup chopped walnuts (optional)
Preheat oven to 325.
Melt together 1 stick butter and 2 squares unsweetened chocolate. Take the saucepan off the heat.
Stir in 1 cup sugar, add 2 eggs and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla, and beat the mixture well.
Stir in 1/4 cup all-purpose flour, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and walnuts (if used).
Bake the brownies in a buttered and floured 8-inch-square pan at 325°F for about 40 minutes.
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Thank you for the recipe. Hmm, I think I have all the ingredients.
/runs to kitchen to check
Okay I do have everything. Though I have a question about the flour.
Normally I use self-rising flour for all my baking. I know that people use all-purpose flour and just add in salt & baking powder to make it self-rising, but I didn’t see baking powder on your ingredient list. So, is the brownie recipe not meant to rise as much (so doesn’t need the baking powder)?
Sorry for the silly questions.
The only thing I was missing was the walnuts, but that’s alright to me - I’m not a fan of nuts in my brownies most of the time.
Brownies (in my experience) aren’t supposed to rise - I think they’re supposed to be thicker and gooey. I’ll let you know in a few minutes when mine are done cooking.
(EDIT: Mine did not rise much at all - but I suppose if you used self-rising flour, you’d still get an amazing, but a bit fluffier, brownie. It’s all about the flavor, and the minor difference in flour shouldn’t make a difference)
Apparently, this was Katharine Hepburn’s recipe. It’s pretty cool to be making a recipe from “way back when.”
And don’t eat the batter before baking!
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Aww, taking all the fun out of it.
Thank you for the reply.
Going to bake the brownies now.
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Peanut Butter Brownies are better!
I am not feeling well today. Stomach in knots and itnis hot in the kitchen I am working in
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earns the achievement Proudmoore Admiralty
loud anguished sigh of relief
/faceplant desk
edit: on a side note, on the second last quest to unlock Kul Tirans…then its just a matter of getting one to lvl 110 (without boosts, which shouldn’t be too difficult, as i can’t afford one atm anyway. xP) to get the heritage armor set.
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I am absolutely wore out.
Been cooking since Friday. Made 4 dozen tamales on Saturday, and made 4 dozen Chicken Enchiladas today, each meal took 24 hours of prep-work. So I am sitting back drinking a Ghetto Screwdriver. Orange Drink and Vodka. Gonna make some rice, add some soy sauce and a little roasted seaweed and call it a day.
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/tar Alvraen
/feed to Bug
I have never been a fan of really dense brownies. I have issues with texture in relation to food. The self-rising flour seemed to help with that.
The ones I baked turned out great. I used the self-rising flour and omitted the salt. I used cocoa powder and walnuts. Served them fresh from the oven with vanilla bean ice cream. Hubby said they were the best brownies he has ever had.
So thanks again for sharing the recipe!
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yeah, i’m feeling a bit worn out too…and also somewhat anxious. maybe because the deadline for tax returns is fast approaching and i haven’t filed them yet.
was gonna get my aunt to file them for me, but then Covid happened and…i mean she can still file them, but its just getting them to her. she doesn’t exactly live near me, and if worse comes to worse, i’ll see if she’s willing to make a trip out to pick them up.
that’s cold…even for a Warlock. 
also, all this talk of brownies is making me crave them…especially with chopped walnuts in them. though i’ve always wanted to try like pistachios or even cashews…but i feel walnuts will be a better option.
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I promised her to my Minions a while ago. I attempted to feed her to them many times.
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